French resistance to enlargement based on internal politics and wider vision of the EU
TIRANA – While the Western Balkans is still strongly pro-EU, the majority of the region is increasingly feeling the frustration due to the longevity of...
Tag : Emmanuel Macron
Vučić: I notified Macron that Serbia accepts the new EU enlargement methodology
by EWB
PARIS – President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić stated last night that he informed President of France Emmanuel Macron that Serbia accepts the new methodology in...
Kosovo visa liberalisation: 42 MEPs send letters to Macron and Rutte, ask for a positive decision
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Forty-two Members of the European Parliament signed letters to French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urging them to support...
Hoti after meeting with Macron: France supports Kosovo in dialogue with Serbia
by EWB
PARIS – Prime Minister of Kosovo Avdullah Hoti wrote on Twitter that France supports Kosovo in the dialogue process with Serbia, which should lead to...
Merkel and Macron to host a Serbia-Kosovo Summit on Friday
by EWB
PARIS – Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting between President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and Prime...
Liberals in the EU should turn enlargement into a success of the European project
In March, the EU member states eventually decided, following their failure to do so in 2018 and 2019, to give a green light to opening...
Kurti: We will not rush with nominating a candidate for the PM, our priority is the pandemic
by EWB
PRISTINA – Kosovo acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti said yesterday that he would respond to the Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi’s request to nominate a candidate...
Macron: Negotiations will be opened once there is confidence that the process works
by EWB
MUNICH – The decision to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania will be made once the accession process is reformed and if there...
France welcomes the new EU methodology proposal
by EWB
BRUSSELS/PARIS – France has welcomed the European Union’s proposed changes to the way it admits new countries, which could smooth the path towards membership for...
People who will shape the future of the Western Balkans in 2020
by EWB
The year 2019 has left many unanswered questions. The most important processes in the region – opening of negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, reform...